RWE opens new offshore wind control centre in East Frisia, Germany
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RWE has officially opened its new offshore wind control centre in the East Frisian municipality of Jemgum, in the district of Leer, Germany. The new facility will serve as the operational hub for monitoring and controlling RWE’s offshore wind farms across Germany and continental Europe on a 24-hour basis.
RES secures asset management contract for 130 MW wind farm in Mexico
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RES has secured an asset management contract for the 130 MW La Bufa Wind Project in Zacatecas, Mexico. The wind farm comprises 65 Gamesa G114-2.0 MW turbines and supplies renewable electricity to Volkswagen’s manufacturing facilities in Mexico under a long-term power purchase agreement.
novventos introduces naca.boost vertical axis wind turbine
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novventos Clean Energy has introduced naca.boost, a vertical axis wind turbine designed to operate at ground level in turbulent airflow conditions, including industrial sites, rooftops and remote locations. The turbine features airfoil-shaped blades based on a proprietary novventos geometry that generates both lift and drag forces to support energy production.
Mammoet supports Baltic Power monopile handling operations
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Mammoet supported Van Oord with the handling and marshalling of monopiles for the Baltic Power offshore wind project. The company used its MTC 1600 terminal crane, with a 1,600 tonne lifting capacity, during operations at the Port of Ronne in Denmark. The crane was deployed alongside a second unit for load-in and load-out activities.
California issues Notice of Intent to Sue over offshore wind lease termination agreement
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Energy Commission (CEC) Chair David Hochschild have sent a Notice of Intent to Sue challenging an agreement between the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and Golden State Wind (GSW). In the Notice of Intent to Sue sent to DOI and GSW, California alleges that the agreement violates the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), which governs the offshore wind leasing programme. The notice provides a 60-day period for DOI and GSW to address the alleged OCSLA violations before California files suit.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners reaches financial close on 392 MW Pestera II wind farm in Romania
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its Growth Markets Fund II (GMF II), has announced financial close for the 392 MW Pestera II onshore wind project in Constanța County, Romania. The Pestera II project secured a 15-year contract for difference (CfD) for 245 MW of its capacity in December 2024. The project is expected to reach commercial operation in 2028.
Hitachi Energy awarded contract for converter stations of 600 MW Italy–Tunisia interconnection
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Terna, the company that manages the Italian national electricity transmission grid, and STEG, the Tunisian electricity and gas grid operator, have awarded Hitachi Energy a contract for the construction of the converter stations for the Elmed project, the first electricity interconnection between Italy and Tunisia. The infrastructure will be built in Partanna, in the Province of Trapani, Italy, and in Mlaabi, in the Menzel Temime area of Tunisia. The link, based on HVDC technology, will have a capacity of 600 MW and will extend approximately 220 km, mainly via submarine cable, reaching a maximum depth of about 800 metres in the Strait of Sicily. Hitachi Energy is responsible for providing the HVDC solution.
Sany commissions first wind turbine in Europe at hybrid project in Spain
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Sany Renewable Energy has commissioned its first wind turbine in Europe for Grupo Jorge at Zuera in Zaragoza, Spain. The project combines a 6.25 MW Sany SI-172 wind turbine with photovoltaic generation and a battery storage system to optimise energy use at Grupo Jorge’s industrial facilities.
EPO Boards of Appeal upholds Tilted Wind Tower patent held by Freia Offshore
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The European Patent Office (EPO) Boards of Appeal has upheld the Tilted Wind Tower (TWT) patent owned by Freia Offshore, an associated company of Hexicon, following an appeal by EnerOcean. The patent is maintained as granted.
WindEurope urges EU to adopt binding 2040 renewables target ahead of energy policy talks
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WindEurope has called on EU energy ministers to agree on a binding renewable energy target for 2040 ahead of policy discussions on 26 June. The organisation warns that without a clear post-2030 framework, investment momentum in Europe’s renewable energy sector could slow, despite recent growth in wind and solar deployment.
- ACWA Power receives approval to expand Khalladi Wind Farm in Morocco
- Envision Energy opens South Africa office to support regional expansion
- Haizea Wind Group starts monopile production for 1.4 GW Norfolk Vanguard West offshore wind farm
- Envision Energy and AMEA Power expand Egypt wind portfolio to 1 GW
- DeepOcean completes inter-array cable installation at Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm
- Nordex to supply 112 MW for NeXtWind repowering project in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Vestas secures 40 MW turbine order in Germany
- FairWind appoints senior managers for blade and service operations in Europe
- RP Global secures financing for 124 MW Wałcz wind farm in Poland
- RGU report says next five years are critical for North East Scotland's energy transition
- Sif updates project schedule and 2026 production outlook
- BSH proposes changes to offshore wind site development plan in Germany
- Montrose Offshore Skills Academy to support offshore wind workforce development in Scotland
- Vestas secures repowering order in Japan
- Germany rejects TotalEnergies request to return 1.5 GW North Sea offshore wind concession
- Skyborn Renewables and Stadtwerke München partner on Gennaker offshore wind project in Germany
- Nordex secures 484 MW of new wind turbine orders in USA
- Pacifico Energy Korea signs financing agreement for 3.2 GW Jindo offshore wind project cluster
- Enercon expands local manufacturing of E-175 EP5 E2 components in Türkiye
- Vattenfall, Project Enki and ABB explore offshore data centre development
- Insight Marine launches engineering and advisory business for offshore wind and marine infrastructure
- Amazon signs 600 MW power purchase agreement for Skyborn's 976.5 MW Gennaker offshore wind farm in Germany
- Invenergy to terminate four offshore wind leases under US settlement agreement
- Higashi Izu Furusato wind power plant reaches commercial operation in Japan
- Suzlon commissions 5 MW S175 wind turbine in Karnataka
- SSEN Transmission launches supply chain framework
- Kenya joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance as first African member
- North Sea hydrogen storage could provide UK seasonal energy capacity, study finds
- Netherlands increases financial support for two new North Sea wind farms
- US appeals court dismisses US administration challenge over wind permitting freeze
